Toyota Cars in Japan Can Map Best Routes
April 11th, 2007 By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Akio Toyoda points G-Book mX screen as he announces Toyota's new services in Tokyo Tuesday, April 10, 2007. New Toyota cars in Japan will have up-to-date road-map and traffic-congestion information for electronically mapping the quickest routes, in an upgrade of network-linking technology now offered mostly in luxury models. Toyota said its G-Book services will be offered in all new models. The basic service called mX, which uses a cell-phone connection, is free, but the driver needs to buy navigation equipment and pay for cell phone fees. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
(AP) -- Toyota cars in Japan will soon sport up-to-date roadmap and traffic data so drivers can instantly learn the quickest routes.
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